Today as we celebrate the memorial of St Francis Xavier, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 35 – 10: 1, 6, 8) in which Jesus sends his disciples out to the lost sheep of Israel to proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.Fr Paul continues to read from [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 27-31) in which two blind men came to Jesus seeking healing and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”.Fr Paul, continues to read from the ‘Heart of the Disciple’ booklet* for our daily reflections, saying the blind men [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (7: 21, 24-27) in which Jesus says 'everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock'. Continuing to read from the ‘Heart of the Disciple’ booklet* for our daily reflections, Fr Paul [...]
Today as we celebrate the life of St Andrew, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (4:18-22) in which Jesus calls the fishermen, Simon and Andrew (who were brothers) and Zebedee’s sons James and John.Fr Paul, continuing to read from the ‘Heart of the Disciple’ booklet* for our daily reflections, says the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (10:21-24) in which Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, praises God and says to his disciples ‘Happy the eyes that see what you see’. Fr Paul notes that, for the remainder of Advent, he will use the ‘Heart of the Disciple’ booklet* for our daily reflections. Fr Paul says, [...]
As we begin Church’s new liturgical year with the season of Advent, Fr Paul notes the change to the colour purple in the background. Purple is the colour of preparation, which we will see it over the next few weeks as we prepare for Christmas. Today Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew [...]
On this, the last day of the Church’s liturgical year, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 34-36) in which Jesus tells his disciples to be careful not to be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life for they must always watch and pray so they are able [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 21-33) in which Jesus tells his disciples, just as you know summer is near when trees get their new leaves so, too, there will be signs when the Kingdom of God is near. Fr Paul says this little parable of the fig-tree and, in fact, its mention [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 20-28) in which Jesus continues to share with his disciples the destruction ahead for Jerusalem. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little bit about the martyrs of Vietnam as today we celebrate the memorial of St Andrew Dung Lac and Companions. Fr Paul says the evangelization [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 12-19) in which Jesus tells the disciples of the persecution they will face because of him. He reassures them that He will give them the right things to say when the time comes. Fr Paul says today’s reading is almost a summary of the [...]